About the Presentation
Relationships with peers, and friends in particular, are a crucial element of adolescent development and well-being, and these friendships are embedded in and influenced by the larger community. Most research on peer dynamics, however, has been limited in its ability to investigate how adolescents’ broader community shapes the interplay between friendships and problem- and health-related behaviors. In the current study, we examine whether and how geographic propinquity, as measured by distances between students’ homes, contributes to the formation of adolescent friendship networks, and discuss the implications of our results for adolescent health and well-being.
About the Speaker
Daniel T. Ragan is an associate professor in the Department of Sociology & Criminology at the University of New Mexico. He studies the connections between adolescent friendship networks and developmental patterns of drug and alcohol use. The focus of his current research is the interplay between interpersonal networks, the broader community, and adolescent problem and health behaviors.
Seminar Format
Location IN PERSON: 2208 LeFrak Hall. We are requesting advanced registration so that we can track capacity. Please use this link to RSVP for in-person attendance.
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